Refrigerating apparatus



50 is in position when the door 25 isclosed. The role]; 30 comprises a wire frame 35 which is generally rectangular in shape. Strands 33 of Patented 0a. 12, 1931" S; PATE NT o lica V REFBIGEBATING @BPARATUS Martin J. 'Goulooze, Grand Rapids, Mich, as-

signor to Kelvinator Corporation,

Mich, a corporation of Michigan Detroit,

Application December 11. 1933, saw No. mass 2 Claims. (Ci. sic-1'12) Y 7 These strands as form the more: the rack so.

, The present invention relates to refrigerator cabinets, and particularly to shelving therefor.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide-a vertically extending rack which is hinged and can be swung through the door opening of thecabinet.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vertically extending shelf rack-which can be a preferred form of embodiment of the I tending rack. 30 carries stud-like 'members 3I bodily removed from the "cabinet through the door opening.

A further object of the invention is to arrange the hinged rack adjacent the door opening and to tie the rack to the door so that it will be swung outwardly with the door.

Further objects and advantages will parent from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein present invention is clearly shown.

In the drawing:

crater cabinet position;

Figs, 2 and 3 are front and side views,-respectively, of the shelf or rack removed from the cabinet; and

Figs. 4 and 5 are section views taken on lines d-Jl and 5-5, respectivelmof Fig.1 but showing the door closed.

showing the door thereof inopen Referrin to the drawing, there is shown an g -are.-swung about different vertlcalaxes, howlnsulated refrigerator cabinethaving a storage with an opening 24 through which access may .be had to the interior of the compartment 2|. This opening 24 isnormally closed by an insulated door 25 which is hinged to swing outwardly.

One of the vertical pieces 21 of the frame, form.- ing the opening 24, carries spaced hinge members 28 in the form of sockets. A-"vertically exwhich are arranged to fit within the sockets 28 and, therefore, form'hinge members for swingingly supporting the rack 3b.. The rack 30 is arranged to swing outwardly so-that access may 1 be had to the interior ofthe storage compartment 2| throughout the entire front opening 24,.

The shelves 33 and a part of shelf 34 stops short of the front of the cabinet soas to-provide a spacefor'receiving the rack 30 when the rack wire extend vertically and are connected to the top and bottom rails 31 and 33 of theframe 35.

be ap- Fig. l is a front view of the improved refrig Shelves, or bins 38u,.39, 40, 4| and 42 are carried by the vertical side rails 43 of the wire frame 35.

adjustable vertically to accommodate the various height articles placed therein, and the bottoms of these shelves are preferably made of strands d5 of wire which are spaced from one another so as to receive the upper ends of the articles, such as bottles, which are carried by a; lower bin to thus prevent the articles from toppling. These strands 45 extend upwardly and are connected to a'wire frame it, the ends of which terminate in loops i1 having openings slightly largerin diameter than the diameter of the wire of frame so that the loops may be slid vertically "on the wire frame 35 but will bind on the wire due to the sagging of shelves.

Any suitable means may be provided for tying the rack 33 with the door 25 so that when the door is opened the rack will be moving outward- 1y. In the present illustration, a clipttis' pro vided for this purpose and the" lower horizontal rail 38 of frame 35 is disposed between the door and the clip 48. The door ZE-and the rack 3% ever, the clip 43, having sliding connection with the lower bar of frame 35, will pull the rack 30 outwardlywhen the door 25 is opened.

From the foregoing. it will be apparent that rack 30 can be readily removed for loading or unloading the same and can be readily reattache'd. The stud-like members 3| on the rack 3|! can be readily removed from or inserted into the sockets 28on the door frame piece 2i by merely raising or lowering the rack; I will also the rack 30 to swing outwardly with the door 25 so that the entire front of the storage compartbe apparent that access may be had 0 the in- :terior of the compartment 2| and to the rack ment 2| is open and also the front of the rack is accessible for removing articles therefrom.

While the form. of embodiment of the-present invention as herein described constitutes a preferred form, itis to be understood that other forms might be adopted, allcomlngwithin the scope of the claims which follow:

'I-claimi 1. A quick removable open-.worlrshelf-rack for refrigerators, comprising a frame of open-work construction, down-turned hinge pins projecting from one edge of said frame for convenient insertion into suitable sockets to support the frame vertically, stationary shelves secured transversely on said frame, movable shelves disposed adjacent said stationary shelves for movement relative thereto, and means for slidably' supporting the ends. of the movable shelves onthe side rails of said frame whereby sagging of the shelves provides frictional binding engagement thereon.

2. A quick removable open-work shelf-rack for refrigerators comprising, a frame of open-work construction, down-turned ment relative thereto,

hinge pins projecting erthan the side rails of said first mentioned frame to provide a slidable mounting whereby sagging of the movable shelves provides frictional binding engagement thereon. 

